Democrats Get Triple Boost in Key Senate Battlegrounds Days Before Midterms
Summary
A Data for Progress poll found Democratic Senate candidates ahead in Maine, Michigan and Texas shortly before the midterms. Each lead was within the poll’s 4-point margin of sampling error, so the results do not establish a clear advantage.Key Facts
- Troy Jackson led Republican Senator Susan Collins 50% to 45% among likely Maine voters.
- Abdul El-Sayed led Republican Mike Rogers 50% to 46% in Michigan’s open Senate race.
- James Talarico led Republican Ken Paxton 49% to 45% in Texas.
- The polls were conducted from October 23 to 27 and surveyed 652 likely voters in Maine, 622 in Michigan and 712 in Texas.
- Each poll reported a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
- Democratic candidates also led the gubernatorial polls in Maine and Michigan; Republican Greg Abbott led by one point in Texas.
- The poll found President Donald Trump had unfavorable ratings among 62% of Maine voters, 59% of Michigan voters and 53% of Texas voters.
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